How and when did the old 6d piece become known as a tanner, and what nicknames are there for our current coins?
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Can the FTSE drop to 0? Would that be the end of capitalism? What is it that is being measured?
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I have a 50p which has the Queens head but she has no facial features !! could this be valuable ?
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If the Euro is such a weak currency how come we get so few to the pound?
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I have an old Sir Isaac newton English pound note in VERY good condition could anyone tell me how much they would think its worth and were would I be able to find out about more about the coins value please?
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I've got a real pound note its from 1624-1727. How much it is worth today?
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I have a 50 pence coin with Queen Elizabeth II (written as typed). On the back it has East Caribbean States 1989 with a ship at sea and a number 1 each side of the ship, and 'one dollar' written beneath. It also has 10 edges. Is this rare?
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With all the "credit crunches"
why don't the governments just print more money?
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I have a 50 pence piece on which the Queen is pictured wearing a necklace, but on others I have she isn't. Is this a rare coin?
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If we assume that there had been no 'financial crisis' and the government had not bailed out the banks etc., what would the deficit be? And would it make any difference to the looming cuts?
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What are the objections to the government being awarded a set proportion of the GDP each year instead of, or as well as, various forms of tax?
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How much would the original old age pension be worth today?
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With the government's plans to cut billions from public expenditure now becoming clear, is there any evidence that any government has successfully cut their way out of a recession?
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I've just finished Das Kapital and couldn't find the answer to this question: if everybody in Britain earned the same, no matter what they did or didn't do for work, how much would we all get?
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When will the banks pay back the money they borrowed from the British taxpayer?
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Why is economic migrancy seen in such a negative light? Surely it is a common hope and aspiration of humans to improve our situation and a bonafide reason within humanitarian grounds to allow people to do so.
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There is often a 3-4 day delay between money going out of my bank account to pay for bills, and that money 'arriving' at its destination Where does it go? Whose in charge of it?
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If there had not been a speculative real estate bubble, would the stock markets today be lower or higher than they are?
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If Iceland, Ireland, Scotland,the rest of the UK and the USA are all facing financial meltdown because of dependence on banking, why isn't Switzerland also going down with us?
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